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5. The decade of pre-emptive war came home

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 07:04 AM

Jan 2012

The militarized police, in equipment, attitude, and personnel are nearly ubiquitous.
No more Officer Friendly.

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Nick Christie - Death by being pepper sprayed in a restraint chair. And no accountability. [View all] AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2012 OP

By later on today there will be posters here who try to minimize this, truth2power Jan 2012 #1

OMG!!!!! There is NO EXCUSE for what was done to this man newfie11 Jan 2012 #3

Well the Bush policies have trickled dfown to every level malaise Jan 2012 #4

The decade of pre-emptive war came home dougolat Jan 2012 #5

yep - torture is pretty much sop Locrian Jan 2012 #6

And this, my friends Tsiyu Jan 2012 #7

The most disgusting story I have read in a very long time. trumad Jan 2012 #8

WTF! I can't believe this shit! Little Star Jan 2012 #9

STOP picking on the cops! n/t Hotler Jan 2012 #10

Yay, Cops! Iggo Jan 2012 #11

Aint nothin but the regular. WingDinger Jan 2012 #12

horrifying barbtries Jan 2012 #13

Let the 1% take care of the salaries of the cops. Dawson Leery Jan 2012 #15

I never travel to Florida. For reasons like this one. McCamy Taylor Jan 2012 #16

Florida is still the "old south". Dawson Leery Jan 2012 #18

there is no old south here SwampG8r Jan 2012 #21

holy shite....what the hell!! n/t bonzotex Jan 2012 #17

"Some might consider this to be torture." Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #19

Fuck those deputies slay Jan 2012 #20

They found NO WRONG DOING???? ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Matariki Jan 2012 #22